Random nuisance call helps cops crack honour killing case

A chilling case of honour killing that shook Ratibad in November 2021 has been solved, thanks to an unexpected lead from a nuisance call complaint. During Dipawali festivities, the forested outskirts of Samasgarh revealed a horrifying scene: a woman and her eight-month-old child were found dead on November 14, 2021.

- Our Staff Reporter

The bodies, in a decomposed state, bore signs of sexual assault and strangulation, with faces beyond recognition.

Police were initially clueless about the perpetrators. A random complaint of a nuisance call, however, provided a crucial breakthrough.

The 25-year-old victim, a resident of Bilkisganj, had married against her family’s wishes nearly a year earlier, enraging her father, 55-year-old Kamal, who plotted to kill her.